High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

The middle layer of the abyss has a mysterious force field; any creature that enters here will be slowly assimilated by the abyss.

He voluntarily accepted assimilation and obtained the bloodline of Mu Ling.

Cheng Fei then successfully opened her life gate and achieved the Human Martial Realm.

However, this also severely restricted him; if he didn't want to die, he had no choice but to obey Mu Ling's orders.

In fact, Cheng Fei was capable of going head-to-head with Mu Ling, but his sister's existence forced him to choose to lie low for the time being.

The letter did not elaborate on how the two got together.

These are not the main points, and Chen Mo doesn't care about them.

On the contrary, Cheng Fei, whom he had only met once, told him where his sister was and asked him to take care of her.

If necessary, give her a quick death and stop her from suffering and struggling any longer.

As for the reason...

Chen Mo grinned, and with a gentle crush, the letter turned to ashes and disappeared. He then picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"Damn, this tastes awful."

After gagging twice, Chen Mo decided to join in the fun at this divine tomb.

From Cheng Fei's description, Chen Mo discovered that this "divine tomb" had little to do with the literal meaning of "mystical" or "strange" gods.

It looks more like a technological creation, or perhaps the Abyss humans have mistaken ancient lost technology for a god.

That's true; the end of science is metaphysics.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll let your boss know."

Chen Mo threw down his wine glass, turned around, and left Fu Shuang Tavern.

According to the information left by Cheng Fei, each of the Ten King Domains has an entrance to a divine tomb.

The entrance to the Order Domain was not close to Bright City, where Chen Mo was located; it would take him a full two hours to reach the location mentioned in the letter.

Before that, Chen Mo planned to meet Cheng Fei's "sister".

...

In front of a dilapidated little room in Heigou District.

Boom, boom, boom.

Following the coded message in the letter, Chen Mo knocked on the door.

"Who?"

A warning sound rang out; it was her and Cheng Fei's secret signal, but the aura of the person outside was completely different from Cheng Fei's.

"Cheng Fei asked me to come; he's been out on some business lately."

Chen Mo wasn't annoyed. To survive in the middle layer of the abyss for so many years, one couldn't do it without a bit of vigilance.

"Also, I am a person from Great Xia."

The moment he finished speaking, the door opened, and a sallow-faced, thin figure appeared in front of Chen Mo.

"That's right, the aura emanating from you is blood and qi..."

The woman looked Chen Mo up and down, then pulled him into the house.

In a distant, stinking ditch, a pair of bright, sparkling eyes witnessed everything.

Phoenix crawled out of the stinking ditch and, in what she thought was a discreet way, approached the door and pressed her ear against it.

The next moment, a large hand reached through the door and grabbed her head.

Funi's vision went black and she lost consciousness, only feeling pain all over her body.

"who is she?"

Cheng Fei's younger sister, Cheng Jiao, looked at Fu Ni, who had been dragged in by Chen Mo, and unconsciously reached for the dagger at her waist.

"It's nothing, just a kid I met in the outer area."

Chen Mo shook his head, tied Funi up tightly, and threw her into a corner.

This little thing... has it improved so much in less than a day?

He's already a level six martial artist?

"Your brother has run into a small problem, I need to go help him."

"You stay put these days and I'll make sure he comes back safe and sound."

Chen Mo didn't dwell on Funi's issue too much, but went straight to the point.

"Don't ask where your brother went. You should know about the mess between him and Mu Ling."

"If I don't help him, he's doomed."

"..." Cheng Jiao was silent for a moment before raising her head.

"Shut up, don't say anything. Just stay put and that's the best you can do for him and me."

Chen Mo guessed what a woman with Cheng Jiao's temper would say—it was nothing more than not wanting to drag Cheng Fei down.

He didn't have time to waste on this woman's nonsense; that so-called divine tomb was full of freshly baked attributes and health points.

"I'll leave now that you're alright. Don't reveal yourself before Cheng Fei comes back."

Chen Mo got up, picked up Funi, pushed open the door, and disappeared into the darkness.

A few minutes after Chen Mo left, Cheng Fei noticed a small package left where Chen Mo had just been sitting.

Upon opening the package, it was found to be filled with Qi and Blood Pills.

Chen Mo's reserves of Qi and Blood Pills are terrifying; they're his usual snack.

Although the Qi and Blood Pills could not repair Cheng Jiao's injuries, such a large quantity of Qi and Blood Pills was enough to keep Cheng Jiao from leaving the house for three years, relying entirely on the Qi and Blood Pills to fill her stomach.

Cheng Jiao's fingers trembled as she took out a Qi and Blood Pill and swallowed it.

The meridians, which had withered for many years, felt the nourishment of qi and blood and began to unfold, but after a while they shrank back down.

But Cheng Jiao hadn't felt this way for many years.

Normally, martial artists cannot directly absorb abyssal energy; it can only be absorbed after it has been condensed into energy ore and undergone special processing.

In addition, as her body was assimilated by the abyss, Cheng Jiao's meridians began to shrink rapidly.

The arrival of the Qi and Blood Pills nourished Cheng Jiao's meridians, and she swallowed them one after another.

She used to think that Qi and Blood Pills were useless, but now they are practically a life-saving miracle drug.

Chen Mo was unaware of the importance of the Qi and Blood Pill to Cheng Jiao; he was simply sharing his snacks.

He gently patted Funi's face, and Funi shivered but didn't move.

"I know you're awake."

Chen Mo felt somewhat helpless. If Funi were some kind of brat or wanted to harm him, he could crush her without hesitation.

But this little girl was well-behaved and sensible, and always called him "boss, boss," so Chen Mo had no choice but to spare her life.

"Open your eyes right now, or I'll slap you to death."

Seeing that Funi was still pretending to be dead, Chen Mo raised his hand, and violent energy gathered in his palm.

"Boss, I was wrong! Please don't hit me!"

Funi shuddered and immediately opened her eyes.

"I... I just happened to see you here, boss."

"I, I, I..."

Funi was somewhat incoherent, wanting to say something but unable to get the words out.